i wouldn't recomend it.. not only does it void warranty. but ive had bad experiences with jailbroken ipod touch.. which is a very similar concept... its very glitchy... it doesn't have the same feel as the apple software.. i didnt liek it...but it is truly a personal preference.. it does open a lot of doors and can be really fun... and yes if you are a developer it has its advantages... but i wouldn't recomend it

i wouldn't recomend it.. not only does it void warranty. but ive had bad experiences with jailbroken ipod touch.. which is a very similar concept... its very glitchy... it doesn't have the same feel as the apple software.. i didnt liek it...but it is truly a personal preference.. it does open a lot of doors and can be really fun... and yes if you are a developer it has its advantages... but i wouldn't recomend it

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It may end up with you being refused service in some shops, but a quick restore and you've got your warranty back. What bad experiences? What firmware? Maybe you just downloaded too mcuh crap. It's not glitchy, it's basicly the exact same until you start adding stuff. It has the exact same feel as Apple firmware/software, it's just your horrid theme that made it feel different

Well I do like it. It certainly is worth it. It's not just developers it gives advantages to, what if you want copy and paste? I will continue to Jailbreak until Apple get rid of their rotten core and give us what they promised so long ago.

Anyway, those results dont actually tell me what i can get if i jailbreak the phone.

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Searching is easier than asking. You get instant results, no need to wait. You get information and can make your own conclusions based on that information.

Personally, I like it for the stuff I need to do. If you want to customize your iPhone (wallpapers, sounds, icons, etc) then Jailbreaking is your only option. In addition to that, I am a grad student in forensic computing so having the ability to do what I ant on the device greatly helps my work.

To be honest, i dont really have a need to change my wallpapers/icons etc, but i have been recently looking at a few other features that seem pretty decent, for example, i guess having a NES Emulator and a few classic ROMS (Super Mario Brothers, etc) on there might be nice.

But also functions like COPY & PASTE which i heard is possible, having a video camera, letting programs run in the background, and this CYDIA which im not 100% sure what it does, these functions may prove a benefit.
These are all possible with a jail broken phone?

i wouldn't recomend it.. not only does it void warranty. but ive had bad experiences with jailbroken ipod touch.. which is a very similar concept... its very glitchy... it doesn't have the same feel as the apple software.. i didnt liek it...but it is truly a personal preference.. it does open a lot of doors and can be really fun... and yes if you are a developer it has its advantages... but i wouldn't recomend it

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Hey...there's one thing you left out... jailbreaking it makes it so you can download apps...obviously. BUT Apple is not (1) scamming the sh*t out of you and (2) the apps can do things that Apple does not approve of. It fixes some wrinkles Apple does not have time to smooth out, and can give you greater customization for your iPod. And while there are several glitches (one major one i have fallen victim to, aptbackup!), It clearly explains what you should not do. And if you don't like it, then restore it. Just make sure to look at the nice button called More Information before you go on a downloading spree.

In the 5 hours between when you asked your question and now, you could have jailbroken, decided it wasn't worth it, and then restored your phone. Or, you could have decided that it was pretty cool, and spent the last 5 hours playing with the different apps and stuff.

The truth is, only you can decide if it is worth it you, and the best way to do that is to jailbreak it. I think everyone should try it once.

I just finished going to 2.2.1 and the phone was pretty darn snappy. then I jail borke and I ddn't notice any cahnges in the speed. Then I installed all my themes and customizations and it was slower.

So in my experieince in the last 6 months jail breaking doesn't affect the performance (noticably anyway maybe some can notice things down to 1/100 of a second) its the mods and backgrounds cause the lag. Jail breaking just gives you the outlet to customize but should be to blame.

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